Equality Index ? | 57 / 100 | 59 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 59 / 100 | 67 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 56 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
Law | ||
Homosexual activity | Legal Since 1991 | Legal Since 1947 |
Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1970 | Legal Since 2019 |
Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2024 | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2008 |
Gender-affirming care | Legal, but banned for minors Since 2016 | Legal |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Unknown | Not legally recognized |
Hate crime protections | Unknown | No protections |
LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections Since 2018 | Sexual orientation and gender identity Since 2007 |
LGBT housing discrimination | Unknown | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Unknown | Legal Since 2023 |
Intersex infant surgery | Unknown | Not banned Since 2018 |
Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1997 | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned Since 2002 |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (6-month deferral) Since 2021 | Banned (5-year deferral) Since 2018 |
Conversion therapy | Ambiguous Since 2013 | Banned Since 2018 |
Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2005 | Equal Since 1947 |
Public Opinion | ||
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 76% Did not mention homosexuals 24% Mentioned homosexuals | 58% Did not mention homosexuals 42% Mentioned homosexuals |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2017-2022) | 18% Justifiable 30% Not justifiable | 17% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable |
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents (World Values Survey, 2017-2020) | 51% Agree 18% Disagree | 51% Agree 35% Disagree |
Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | 13% Justifiable 41% Not justifiable | 19% Justifiable 35% Not justifiable |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | Region not surveyed | 39% Good place 42% Not a good place |
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